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Fw: [RC] The last Olympics - Dot Wiggins

Was this maybe part of the Pentathlon?   Supposed to demonstrate a military scout's ability to get a message back to the generals ?
Soldier had to do fencing, pistol shooting, swimming running and riding, what ever it took to get through.  Riding to be on whatever horse they could find on the way.   
Truly in the spirit of the first Olympics?
 I think I read they were removing the equestrian part of this event??
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:59 AM
Subject: [RC] The last Olympics

There was a competition where the riders had to pull which horse they were going to ride out of a hat. They then had to compete in 3 or 4 events, cross-country and jumping were the two I saw and it was interesting. I wish I hadn?t taped over the events because there was this young woman from China who had a very large uncontrollable horse (to her). She fell off once got back on and kept on going. It was like the keystone cops but that girl had grit!